Cutting device



J. T. GONDEK CUTTING DEVICE 4March 24, 1936.

Filed Nov. l2, 1934 ,De veines Patented Mar. 24, 1936 UNlTED STATES PATENT OFFICE CUTTING DEVICE a corporation Application November 12, 1934, Serial No. 752,578

1 Claim.

This invention relates to a cutting device to cut down the size of a battery terminal post in order that it may receive a standard size cap.

In order to prevent acid corrosion reaching the terminal post of a battery, a cap with a wide bottom is used to cover the post and the cable clamped onto the cap. inasmuch as batteries are not ordinarily furnished with such a cap, it is usually necessary to reduce the diameter of the post to receive the cap, and I have provided a cutting device for that particular purpose.

One object of my invention is to provide such a cutting device that is simple and compact in construction and operation. Another object is to provide such device with a removable blade, and also one whose cutting edge may be adjusted as desired. Still another object is to make said device operable by a well known tool such as a wrench.

The foregoing and other objects which Will appear as the nature of the invention is better understood, may be accomplished by a construction, combination and arrangement of parts such as is disclosed by the drawing. The nature of the invention is such as to render it susceptible to various changes and modifications, and, therefore, I am not to be limited to the co-nstruction disclosed by the drawing; but am entitled to all such changes therefrom as fall within the scope of my claim.

In the drawing:

Figure l is a side elevation View illustrating my cutting device, showing the wrench to turn it and the terminal post of the battery in dot and dash lines.

Figure 2 is a plan view of my cutting device showing the rectangular opening through the top to receive the wrench.

Figure 3 is a sectional view taken on the line 3 3 of Figure 1.

Figure 4 is an enlarged perspective view of the blade for my cutting device.

Figure 5 is a sectional view taken on the line 5-5 of Figure 1.

As illustrated, my cutting device consists of a body portion I2 which has a rectangular opening I3 formed through the top to receive the end 26 oi a crank wrench 25, or other tool, later referred to. Said body portion I2 also has an inwardly tapering opening III through the bottom, the tapering corresponding with the taper of the battery post 28, later described, so that when the cutting operation is completed my device will be at the bottom of said battery post 28. Said opening I4 widens or flares outwardly as at I5 at the outside, thereby providing more room in said opening I4 to locate my device over the battery post. There is a side opening I8 in the lower part of said body portion I2 through which the shavings cut from the battery post may pass out.

opening I3.

A blade I8 which does the actual cutting rests against a recessed surface I1 in the body portion I2 at one side of said side opening I6, the back of, said blade resting against a shoulder I9 which forms the end of said recessed surface I'I. Said blade has slots 2l! in its back portion through which screws 2I pass and screw yinto said body portion I2 to hold the blade in place flush against the recessed surface I'I with the beveled knife or cutting edge 22 projecting beyond said recessed surface I'I into said opening, as illustrated in Figure 3 of the drawing. One end of said blade I8 is chamfered as at 23 to correspond with the wider mouth portion I5 of said bottom opening I4 thereby providing a continuation of said cutting edge 22, so that my cutting device can start the cutting action at said wider mouth I5 with the projecting cutting edge of said chamfered portion if the top of the battery post is too large to enter into said bottom opening I4.

It will be noted that my cutting device is very compact, and in order to do the cutting of the battery post it is necessary to provide some sort of a handle to rotate it such as a crank wrench 25 shown in Figure 1 of the drawing, which has a rectangular end 2B to fit into the rectangular In order to illustrate the position of my cutting device just before starting the cutting operation I show a battery 21 with a tapered battery post 28 in Figure 1 of the drawing ready to receive my cutting device and be cut down to a size that will accommodate a standard size cap. These battery posts will vary a little in size, and as it is desired to make the caps of one standard size, practically every post has to be out somewhat.

In order to remove said blade I8 the screws 2| are loosened and the blade taken out through the side opening I6, and in the event of the cutting edge becoming worn said blade may be set inwardly a short distance from said shoulder I9.

What I claim is:

A cutting device comprising a body portion having an opening through the bottom, an opening through the `side extending into said bottom opening, the outside mouth of said bottom opening being larger than the remainder of said opening, and a recessed portion at one end of said side opening, said recessed portion terminating in a shoulder portion at the outside of said recessed portion, a blade in said side opening and bearing against said recessed portion and shoulder portion having its outside end chamfered to correspond with said outside mouth. said blade embodying a cutting edge projecting beyond the interior surface of said body portion into said bottom opening and outside mouth, and means extending from said side opening into said body portion to hold said blade in position.

JOHN T. GONDEK. 

